How to measure seed longevity in storage when comparing accessions or species? We looked in detail at the most widely used measure (p50) and found out that it is... suboptimal at best. We highlight alternatives. @gfoesoc.bsky.social @unimarburg.bsky.social

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Limitations of p50 as a measure of seed longevity in comparative studies and the way forward New in #AppsPlantSci by Klepka, Carta, Hay & @annabucharova.bsky.social bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #botany #plantscience #seedviability #seedbank #genebank #plantconservation

Biocontrol by a native hemiparasite: Rapid suppression of noxious invasive plants in a field experiment 🌷🧪 Demonstrates Melampyrum arvense as a biocontrol tool suitable for containing two harmful invasive species 📊🌏 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

New study out in Ecology Letters 🌱🐑! Using long-term Åland monitoring data, we found that herbivory increases plant diversity across scales and flips the diversity–area relationship: a positive relationship is found in grazed sites while a negative one in ungrazed sites. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ele....

Herbivory Modifies the Role of Spatial Processes in a Grassland Plant Metacommunity

We empirically examined how mammalian herbivory interacts with habitat size and connectivity to affect plant diversity in a natural grassland metacommunity. We found that herbivory increased plant di...

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Non‐Native Plants Attain Native Levels of Microherbivory Richness With Time and Range Expansion

Drawing on a continental database of over 120,000 plant–microherbivore interactions, we demonstrate that non-native plants in Europe are not excluded from food webs indefinitely. With increasing resi...

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Our new paper in Ecology Letters, led by Jan Divíšek, shows that non-invasive alien plant species that successfully establish within local plant communities tend to resemble the resident native species. In contrast, invasive alien species usually differ from native plants. doi.org/10.1111/ele....

📣CALL FOR PAPERS! Upcoming SPECIAL ISSUE: Evolution at species range edges Guest Edited by Shengman Liu, John Pannell and Sophie Karrenberg More information here: academic.oup.com/jeb/pages/ca...

i am offering a post-doc position in my brand-new project TreeGD that will investigate genomic diversity of trees species in switzerland, with a special focus on gene conservation units, rare species (but not only), and seeds stands. apply.refline.ch/273855/1782/...

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Drought drives selection for earlier flowering, while pollinators drive selection for larger flowers in annual Brassica rapa

Using experimental populations of field mustard, we found that in drought there was natural selection for flowering early but pollinators selected for larg

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🌿🪶 New Review in #BAAE: Abandonment & intensification impact biodiversity in marginal grasslands. Across 174 European studies, both pathways reduced diversity — while restoration & extensive management help recover ecological value. 🌾 DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba... @gfoesoc.bsky.social

We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs

Urbanised landscape and microhabitat differences can influence flowering phenology and synchrony in an annual herb 🌿🌏 🧪 Findings revealed that populations in urban sites exhibited earlier flowering onset and longer flowering duration compared to rural locations 🏢 👇 Read here: buff.ly/VWtG2kW

JOB ALERT! Do you also love large ecological experiments? Become coordinator of our big new geo-biosphere experiment in @terra-cluster.org. 7-year position! Follow link for details. @gfoesoc.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social @uslter.bsky.social Please repost!

Stellenangebote: Universität Hohenheim

Aktuelle Stellenangebote der Universität Hohenheim.

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A gentle reminder that for this journal (and many others) the EIC and Managing Editor don't have any authority or rights over what the publisher charges or how they configure their emails. That's not a complaint, simply a reminder that queries about those have to be sent to the publishing company.

New paper out on the dangers of using patterns across spatial climate gradients to predict what will happen with changing climate. That includes species distribution modeling. Space-for-time substitution can be misleading in sign, not just the magnitude of effects. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Reconsidering space-for-time substitution in climate change ecology - Nature Climate Change

Ecologists often leverage patterns observed across spatial climate gradients to predict the impacts of climate change (space-for-time substitution). We highlight evidence that this can be misleading n...

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Excited to share that the second paper of my PhD is out in @currentbiology.bsky.social 🍈🦜🍒🐒🍊🐿️ We show that the functional diversity of seed-dispersal interactions in tropical forests takes circa 20 years to recover after deforestation. You can read it here: www.cell.com/current-biol...

Delayed recovery of seed-dispersal interactions after deforestation

Landim et al. show that seed-dispersal interactions require about two decades to functionally recover in tropical forests in Ecuador, but the recovery time of seed-dispersal functions is delayed in pa...

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Red devil spiders from the Canary Islands have a genome half the size of mainland counterparts - Pisarenco, @jrozasub.bsky.social et al. show how purifying selection against slightly deleterious DNA and TE insertions is the primary mechanism. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf206 #evobio #molbio #TEsky

How Did Evolution Halve Genome Size During an Oceanic Island Colonization?

Abstract. Red devil spiders of the genus Dysdera colonized the Canary Islands and underwent an extraordinary diversification. Notably, their genomes are ne

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Excited to share our paper on grassland establishment 7 yrs after native #AMF inoculation—showing AMF result in higher diversity + prairie spread into old fields—was selected Editor’s Choice by @femsjournals.bsky.social.🦠🌎 I’ll discuss next week at #SER2025 Denver ! academic.oup.com/femsle/artic...

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🍄 Fungi to the rescue! Native AMF inoculation helps prairie restoration 🌱 by boosting native plant diversity and kicking weeds to the curb (even 7 years later). A long-term win for restoration ecology. 📄https://buff.ly/Uyl6f78 #FEMSMicrobiolLett #Mycorrhiza #Microbiology

📢🦋 Our paper ‘Global selection on insect antipredator coloration’ is out and featured on the cover of @science.org We ran a huge experiment to find out how ecological context favours camouflage and warning colouration as antipredator strategies. 1/6 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Job Alert! We're hiring a BIOINFORMATICIAN / NGS SPECIALIST to support our new Molecular Biodiversity Lab in the @terra-cluster.org at @unituebingen.bsky.social. Like the idea to use your skills for understanding biodiversity? To work on diverse questions in a wonderful place? Apply! Please repost!

Very interesting read: Historical and experimental evidence that inherent properties are overweighted in early scientific explanation | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Historical and experimental evidence that inherent properties are overweighted in early scientific explanation | PNAS

Scientific explanation is one of the most sophisticated forms of human reasoning. Nevertheless, here we hypothesize that scientific explanation is ...

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"Why do queen bumblebees emerge from hibernation during weekends?" I love this framing about bias in hobbyist-collected data.

Why do queen bumblebees emerge from hibernation during weekends? - Apidologie

Climate-driven shifts in bumblebee emergence and flowering time can disrupt plant reproduction and affect pollinator health. To study such mismatches, accurate phenological data is crucial but challen...

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Harms of introduced large herbivores outweigh benefits to native biodiversity - Nature Communications

Using impact assessment frameworks, this study shows that the introduction of large mammalian herbivores outside their native range has predominantly caused negative impacts on native biodiversity glo...

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Now published in @newphyt.bsky.social, @1pantunes.bsky.social and I review evidence for the "Novel Weapons Hypothesis" and the role of allelopathy during invasion. Bottom line: there is very good reason to be skeptical. dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph....

Microbial conservation is essential for sustaining ecosystem functions and services! We propose a conceptual framework and a roadmap for microbial conservation: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Microbial conservation is essential for sustaining ecosystem functions and services | PNAS

Microbial conservation is essential for sustaining ecosystem functions and services

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The buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala) has mastered a very particular kind of camouflage. When they close their wings up, they resemble a broken twig. Native to large parts of Europe, there's regional pattern variation that reflects the local tree species. This one best resembles birch twigs?

🏔️New study from the #Ödenwinkel glacier forefield! 3D-laser scans show that vegetation structural complexity uniquely captures competition between vascular plants and bryophytes. 🌱🌿 Structure, not cover, richness, or traits, drives the interactions @mhanusch.bsky.social 👇 buff.ly/bYgl6LD

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Job Alert! The University of Tübingen is hiring a FULL PROFESSOR (W3) in FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY! Come and join our institute, and maybe our new excellence clusters @terra-cluster.org and @greenrobust.de. @gfoesoc.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Please repost!

One of the most enjoyable parts of my book was inviting researchers I admire to contribute essays This what David Wardle said: Every manuscript needs a simple take-home message. Every sentence must earn its place. Keep it clear, keep it simple.